Is Harden's aversion to sunshine an anomaly, or something he's just going to have to get over?

"He's pitched really good games in the daytime, too," Piniella said. "Look, it's my job as a manager to try and utilize our players' talents the best way that we can. I've noticed -- it was me, it's wasn't him or anybody else -- that said he's had more success at night. It's my job to look for those trends.

"Some pitchers pitch better at home. Some pitchers pitch better on the road. Some pitchers pitch a little better in cooler weather than warmer weather, and it's up to myself and the pitching coach to utilize the talents of the players the right way. The way he's throwing right now -- if he pitches the way he did the last two starts in Washington and Philadelphia, he can pitch in the equator in the daytime and still get people out."

Wrigley Field is not quite the equator, but it will be interesting to see if Harden can buck the trend.

As for the lineup, Derrek Lee is sitting out with back spasms. Jake Fox will be at first.

That leaves pitcher Randy Wells as the back-up catcher if Fox leaves the game for any reason. Of course, Fox does not plan on leaving the game for any reason.

"He told me yesterday, 'You know Skip, I've already played five positions for you this year,' " Piniella said. "So let's see how he does. We'll probably have Derrek Lee in there on Monday night against Houston."

Milton Bradley is back in the lineup, and was already booed during the announcement of the starting lineup, which is on the jump.